Your Weekly Recap from Books At a Glance! 9.27.14

WEAKNESS IS THE WAY: LIFE WITH CHRIST OUR STRENGTH, by J. I. Packer

About the Author J. I. Packer (DPhil, Oxford University) serves as the Board of Governors’ Professor of Theology at Regent College. He is the author of over 40 books, including the classic bestseller Knowing God. Overview This book represents the reflections…

IS JESUS IN THE OLD TESTAMENT? by Iain Duguid

You know from the get-go that coming from a reputable Christian Old Testament scholar like Ian Duguid the answer to this question – Is Jesus in the Old Testament? – will be a resounding “Yes!” It is something we all…

THE THEOLOGY OF B.B. WARFIELD: A SYSTEMATIC SUMMARY, by Fred G. Zaspel

Foreword by Sinclair B. Ferguson It is a high privilege to write a few words of introduction and commendation to this important survey of the theology of B.B. Warfield. Many (including myself) have expressed disappointment that, for a variety of…

INTRODUCING BIBLICAL THEOLOGY, by Sigurd Grindheim

Reviewed by Chris Bruno Sigurd Grindheim’s Introducing Biblical Theology has a certain Scandavian efficiency to it. In it, the author summarizes the storyline of Scripture in very accessible and succinct way, highlighting key points and discussing important debates in biblical…

DEUTERONOMY: A COMMENTARY, by Jack Lundbom

Reviewed by Thomas Middlebrook   This stand-alone commentary, initially to be published for the discontinued Eerdmans Critical Commentary series, provides the expert rhetorical criticism and the moderate historical conclusions of a seasoned scholar. Lundbom’s prior contributions to OT studies lie…

WHAT'S YOUR WORLDVIEW? AN INTERACTIVE APPROACH TO LIFE'S BIG QUESTIONS, by James N. Anderson

The rise of pluralism in our day has of course spelled the end of the (more or less) common worldview that was shared within “Christendom,” and so it has become increasingly important for us to examine our most fundamental beliefs…